>> welcome to global 3000. no job, no h home. the coronavirus pandemic is pushing the poorest to the brink, even in wealthier nations like japan. no rain in sight. drought is a big problem for farmers in germany. what's behind it? but first, we hehead to the amazonon, where the brazilian forestry commission is putting up a fight against a powerful timber lobby.. ever heard of flflying rivers? this the movement of large quantities of water vapor

released into the atmosphere by the amazon rainforest, which causes preciptptation across south america and is key to the health of our climate. a single tree with a crown diameter of, say, 10 metres releases up to 300 liters of water in the form of vapor into the atmosphere every day. on a sunny day, the same tree will absorb up to 10,000 liters of co2 and transform it into oxygen. the amazon rainforest is home to tens of thousands of plant and animal species as well as 320 indigenous peoples. but for how much longer? logging is on the rise. in 2019, twice as much timber was felled here than in 2018. and since ththe coronavirurs pandemic began, illegal loggers have become increasingly ruthless. >> it esn't jujust look likekea war.r. it is one.. anitit's largegely taking plae undeder thcover r ofhe densese

amamazon rain forerest. thee imageses show one ofof the brazian fofostry authohority current cocomb missionon one ththat will lateter cost the officicials their jojobs. they're hunting ilgagal gold mirs andnd lgers whohoave penetrated deep into the indigeus p peopls prototecd territory.y. the tresespassers are e more ngngerous than ever. not on arere thedestroroyi the hahabitat, they'y're alo transpororting the cororonavi. the team disiscovered a huhuged mine alolong with a ruruined ft and continatated soil. thperprpetrars hadad fd. whwhat they left s shows how efficienent the operatation w. >> this is an illegalanding strip. itit's clear thahat whoever cacn bubuild a runwayay like this s vast economic resources. welso o ha 10,000 0 liters of gasoliline over therere. ththis shows howow well organd this mining site was, to ste goldrom the indigenousus people's land.

>> the illllegal proecectors lt eir weaps behihind. most fled d from the fedederal authories.s. but for the indigeusus peopl ose lalandhey deststy, they are a deadlyly danger. across brazizil, indigenouos peoples are trying despetetely isosolatehemselelveby building fences, not ususually papart of their r culture. they frequently sufferrorom imimport infecectis diseasas to whwhich they have no immunity. first, the illegal loggersrs, w coronavirus. the indigenous peoples are afrara. >> t they trespassss onto our d and explt our r natural resources. the gogovernment goeoes ong wih . they also want our resourcrce. it's'sll the more difficult thth the virus.. there go -- >> brarazil's indigenous p peoples feell ababandoned by a a government a president t who they sayay disrespect their culture e kakaripu tribebe w almostt

wiped out t by an intrododuced disesease. and on our last visia a year agthey wagaged bloody y ttle , against t the lumbjajacks. now their chieisis calng for help. >> we coululd be hit by y a doe tragy. the first ishehe coronavirus,, and the secondnd, a massacrere. ththey have already threatenedo kill us becacause of ourur la. we're cautiousus and we're a af. >> t f forest authorority ama says t the devastationon of the rainforerest has well-l-organi, financiallstrong b bkers. >> t they are crimiminals who t bebe financed byby organized gs if they have the ch h to buy th machihine and briri it here to the indigenous p peopl' lands. they are not onlnldestroying brazazil's envononmental heritage, they arere also damaging o our country's's eco, because the gold they y mine he

will be e resold illegegally an secrcret. >> they make a quickobob of deststroying the m machinery wh , several huhundred thousasand eueuros. usually ththey confiscatate itt trspsportati is s too fficulult antheyey wanto makake re theyy don't end up in the wrong has.s. but t despite victctories like this, , ibamis incncreasingly fighting a lososing battle.. in the e election campmpaig, prpresident jairir bolsonaro prisised theowererful mber,, agricultural andinining bby he wldld opethe raraforest t econic exploation.n. fus fofor vironmenl protectition have beenen drasastically cut, forest auththoritieies have been sevey weakened throuough budget anand staff cuts, , and the pandndems only making g things worse.. >> the gold-diggers' and lumberjacks' invasion of indigenous landsds has been increaeasing. perhaps because they don't expect t the authoritities to e the stamina as the coronavirus continues to spread.

third -- >> > environmentatals say bolsononaro's words,s, his policicies, and the e virus aa deadadly combinatition for the rainfoforest and indndigenos peoples. >> t the world andnd brazil ee payiying less attention, and s the invadersrs have an opportununity. anand we can s that thth're already using g it. people on the e occupied l lany they are the because t the president t says he lolows it. >> officialsls have confirirmed their fears.s. the state space agency, which monitors the rainforest by satellite, says it's's recordig a sharp increasese in deforestatation. ibama discscover n locatation. and d even a professssional sal inin the middle e of the raininforest. centnturies-ol ees, stricy prprotecd, arere being g processed here. >> this is illeg l loggingn ingenousus ld. this is s a brazil nutut tree t has been f felled.

this is what's l left of i yocacan sehow bibig thtree was. >> here, t too, ibama ememplos destroy y the machinerery. and it's this procede e that leadto theheiremise a a w days l later. after the e operation bebecame knowown, those in n charge ltt their jobs. media rereports said b bolsono was annonoyed by the perersiste the conservationists. ananwhile,he p publi osececut's office is inveigatininwhether they wer dismissed wrongfulully to appee e mimightyimber r loy. if it cacan be proven n or not,, brazil's's rainforest t an indigenous peoples are in rsrse shshape an thehey ve been n r a long time. the papandemic is anan additil danger and also a diversio om t the dastatitionn the forestst. and the acactual sen of c clear-cuttingng and slasg and buburning hasn't't even std yeyet. >> every bit of rainforest destroyed in brazil accelerates global warming.

these images from nasa show how rapidly our planet has been heatg up. above average temperaturures ae shown red. according to t the u more ththn 40 percent of our planet is made up of dry areas, half of which are completely infertile. and even in the northern hemisphere, haharvest ilurures are becoming more common there jujust isn't enonough r. > it might lolook green. bujujust below thehe surface sl here in the north west german region of brandenburg, the earth is dry. farmer tim deter can see by measuring the soil's hardness, that years of drought have taken their toll. and this year also looks like there will be too little water. >> we're now standing in the triticale e field. it's a grain, it's a mix between wheat and rye. these are typical grains used for feed and they're actually

very resilient in dry conditionsns, but even still,, we're having to figure out a plan, what meaeasures to implement bebecause it's been y too dry again. >> l lower t than average rainl alrerey thisis year is pututtg stress on the plants. without water, their roots struggle to gather nutrients from the soil. it makes them grow more slowly and in extreme cases means they might die completely. digging deeper there's even less , water. that's a problem for farmers. >> we're harvesting less, , soe have lesess grain to sell, whih means less money. but we also have less grain for feed, so we're having to buy more. >> in 2018, germany experienced its hottest year on record. it was also one of the driest, with only 60 percent of its average rainfall. catastrophic for farmers. two years on, the land has still not recovevered.

lake and river levels dropped and forest fires raged in parts of the country. invasive animals have since also becomome a problelem, mimigratg nortrth as the c clie has warmed. but it's not jusust europe tht has experienced change. parts of africa already battered by drougught have beenen devasd by h hotter dry seseasons and r rainy seseasons leadining to swathes of c crops and aninims dying and extreme water shortages for the population. climate chchange has leded toe hottt decacade on recordrd. and d it's destabibilising thet ststream, a fastst-moving curt of air in n the upper atatmospe that cirircles the glolo. it is caused by presessure differences s resuing frfrom ht air fromom the equator moving north anand meeting arctctic d air moving south. while e e jet stam w wou normally r run evenly, s sciens believeve incrcreasing temperas

at the polole are destababilig it. >> these deviations also are affecting the amount of heat that's's coming fromom souther ricaca a the troropil areas.s. this imbmbalance catates wavesn thisis aa in whihich these two frononts conont t each other.. when everything g ok then t te , jet stream is somehow ststabe and you can n expect a normal year. but when t there are somome ws ththat are moving too o much n, or too mucuch south, thehen you expect thahat happens, y you ga heatatwave. >> that leads to d drought. droughts that are lasting longer. >> 2 2003 was 10 days, now it remains 30 days. ththis anomalousus situation, t is the warm m front moves s no. and ththat was not s seen befon ththat magnitudede. >> back in northern gegermany, fafarmers, l like tim deter, e

having to change the way they farm and use methods like , automated irrigation, that were previously only needed in the south. but the 32-year-old farmer worries that in the future it might not be enough. >> when you have these extremes, and in the worst case scenario natural disasters like floods and severe droughts, it's obviously really hard to plplan. it certainly has a financial impact on us. you need to work out how to carry on operating, how to make things work, especially in terms of money. >> if global warming continues unabated, droughts will become an even bigger problem. for farmers in brandenburg and elsewhere, it's a prospect that could have dire implications. > stay at home. that's been the key ssssage during the coronavirus pandemic. all very well for those who have a home. but 100 million people

worlrldwide lilive on the strs easisily , overlooked by those around them. inin tokyo, thousands s of pee live in internet cafes. but due to the pandemic, these have been forced to close. >> for yuuki ide, life is on hold. his current abode, a 15 square meter aparartment in tokyo, rent-free. he's 30 years old. he completed school but has no professional q qualifications. >> i've been living here since april l but can only stay untl june 8th. until then, i'm supposed to save money, meet with a real estate agent and find an apartment. it's very worrying, but i'm trying to manage. >> but how? he previously worked in a hotel with board and lodging included, but the virus ended that. he briefly worked in a supermarket but got fired.

the search for work is tiring. accommodation? only for those with a job. a young man in a criritical situatation. the big city hasas thrown him m. before the coronavirus hit, yuuki ide was always able to kip p down in one of these 24 hour internet cafes. >> i think it's human nature to just get used to wherever you live. you just have to keep telling yourself, i'm only h here briefly. tomorrow i'll be somewhehere else. ,>> but that's not true. before the pandemic started, toyko's 500 plus internet and manga cafes provided a permanent hohome for around 400 peopople. here you could rent a cubicle, along with shower facilities and food. per nighght, it was cheaper thn any hotel or apartment. ideal for the working poor and day labourers who couldn't afford anything more,

marginalized and forgotten. in yokohama, south of tokyo, a judo hall is now serving as ann ememergencshelter r r those who are completely homeleless. they are useseto having no peace and quiet anveryry lite privacy. for former internet café residents, the clock is ticking. yuuki ide has come to the government office for those made homeless in toyko by the coronavirus. he has a roof over his head for now. his appointment today will focus on job prospects and finding permanent accommodation. the agency arranges an appointment with a real estate agent. but he still doesn't know how he he'll pay the rent. >> i can't dwell on it too much. i ststill need t to think abou, but i need to be bold. that's my approach.

>> the head of the agency says his teamam used to advise 30 o 40 people a day. since ththe pandemic, that numr has quadruplpled: >> to rent an apartment in tokyo, you have to pay a deposit up front, along with key money and d real estate agency fees. often it's six months' rent, a lot t of money. so we e also help to arranange loans and grants. dedecca -- >> yuuki ide e scos the internet, job ads and noticeboards. but his hope of finding a job is virtually zero. entire areas of the city resemble a ghost town. japan was in recession even before the coronavirus. the 2008 financial crisis produced many of the internet cafe residents. what will coronavirus poverty do to people? there's nothing. everywhere says temporarily closed. and no information on when they'll reopen. not even pubs oror restaurants

are offering anything. and no one knows how long this will last. japan's middle class is considered the backbone of society. but it's crumbling. protective family structures are disintegrating. the number of those living in precarious circumstances climbing. yuuki ide is living proof. poverty and homelessness may often be hidden here, but they're very real nonetheless. and the virus has exposed them. >> i hear of people who fall through the net. when i was thrown out of the internet café, i thought briefly about sleeping on the street. it's a good thing i heard about the government help center. >> the name yuuki means courage. today, he's decided to join a queue bebeneath tokyo'o's ci ha, , where ee f food on offer. he d doesn't normamally come h, buhe's in neneed. befofore the pandedemic, the

service was offered icice a mont now it's e every saturdaday. bebefore, therere were 80 0 pen need. today it's nearly 180. ,>> many of them are people who lived in internet cafes and are now homeless. people who were just getting by before, but are now unemployed and only have a few hundred yen to their name. >> yukki ide is hungry. today's meal is rice, fish a ad vegetables. he has ¥10,000 left. that's about 86 euros. no money, no job and time running out. >> in many parts of rural mexico, traditional food and ys of cooking are very much alive and wewell. r reporteratja döhne asked the men of chias for their recipes and met people working hard to uphold these traditions.

>> in the village of c cárdena, the men set off for work in the morning. the women, mnwnwhile, e already hard at work. they'rbusysy coong. thrange of dishes bbling away i in their potsts and pans imprpressive. th is becausin the eveng, they are expecting a visor. somebody whoho's a great f faf their cookokinskills.. so what arare they makining? >> i add the herbso o the co make e thtamales.s. then therere's the tomatato me sauc > tamales arere a traditiol memexican dish m made with a n dough coated with various sauc. theyey'rthen wrarapped and cood in bananana leaves.. consuelo vera sant c cooks everday wiwi her mothehe who is 93 years s old. >> you stillll cook?

>es, i enjoy cooking. >> the women work hard in the kitchen evy day. but they receive no money for what they do and v very little recogngnion. t t theyre thehe onewho dedede what ends up thehe tablblevery day, whichroducece fromomhe region is use andnd whwhetheor notot tir familils have a b balanced and d healthy diet. but t the women hehere in cárds are gettining help from m a non-governmental organization called d-a-i. it proromotes tradititional fag methodods. the ngo isis run by a sisingle family. father, mothther and s h have beenen worng togogetr for yeyes. >> it t only works b because i mediate betwtween e two o ofhem. reect t isery impoportant. each of f us has our o own aref expertise.e.

in the town n of santiago o el pinar, a few hours drive away, dai is hosting a local trade fair for seeds. fafarmers from t the area ae presesenting theirir best cornd pumpkins. the gogoal is to proromote lol crops anand traditionanal farg methodods, and also o to prott biodiviversity. >> we're showing the rhh variriety cropsps tt are grgrn here. anand althe diffent colos. eachcholour is good foa rticular dish orrirink. eaeach corncob h has its own s, and a asason why it shoulde own. >> andnd each corncocob gets registereded at the fairir, wh the farmrmer's name, t the cor of thehe crop and hohow many s cororn e on each cob. anne whohoeeds a particula variety can get ededs dictly from the farmeraratherhan buying tm m commciallyly that's ming g itasier for farmers to divsifyfy sains.

>> arod heherefor example, the ack, t t red and the spotted corn have stard d to didisappr. they're e not being grgrown as . we w want to revivive these ts of corn n and reintegrgrate tm back intnto farming. >> the i idea of registering eh corncob exactly y is designed o encouragage the farmerers to w local l varieties, r rather tn buying industrlllly pruced seeds. this corn was s grown byrwrwino gómez. he's o one of the lolocal farm. on h his land or m milpa, as e fields are known here, he grows pumpkins, beans and above all maize. ,>> here i havyeyellow cn. there are 14 rows of that. i li to o growots ofof

didifferent cololours. i have four r here altogetethe whwhite, yellow,w, black a r d cocorn. and sometimes i've h had pink, spotted or purple cause they've crcross-propagatated ie field.d. >> cororn was first t cultivaty the inindigenous peoeoples f mexico thousands of yearagago. dedespitthe mamany alternatits availablble these days, most farmers hehere pfer toto use seeds from the region. meanwhile, lucelia enríquez from dai has arrived in the village of cárdenas. >> gender r roles are ststricy defined inin this regionon. so it's much easier for ee womemen he to trtrusanotherr womaman. ando o we wortogether.

>> luceliaia and the womomen m the villllage have comompletea vevery unusual p project. they proroduced their r own cocookbook, fullll of their ownn recicipes completete with pho. >> we did d the booko o encoure women n tose the proce theyy grow i in their gardrdens. and of coursrse, we wanteded m to be oud of theheir recipes. >> eacach woman was s asked to contribute h her favourite recipe, describing exactlyowow she e prepes it t anwhich loca ingrededients she ususes. the book wasas given out f fore in the village. it canlslso be dnloaoaded ononline. inin the eveningng, the womn prpresent a smalall selectionf ththeir dish.. they e each show whahat they've been c cooking todayay. >> tell us your name >> consuelo r ruiz. totoday i made a a chicken hot. ,>> made frorom chickens t that were running rou the vilge this morning. en, , the's atolde granililloa local drink k made

fr c corn. none of the women here ever dreamed that they and their recipes would one day be featured in a book. woworking with t the ngo has hd them realilize that theieir res made from lolocal produce e art justniquque, b even n a y to greater r food securitity. anand it's also o helped many n , here to understand the imrtanance otheir r ro, so that thehey can be proroud ofe work t that they do o each day. >> strong women, changing the world asas we know i it. on our facook channel, dw men, y y'll find stories about thostaking a stand and inspiring g others. dw women gives a a vce to won everywhere.

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narrator: on this episode of "earth focus," climate change is forcing people to migrate in search of food and shelter, altering traditional lifestyles across the globe. in tijuana, mexico, haitians fleeing devastation are building a neighborhood as their dreams of entering the united states dwindle. while in mongolia, the traditional herding lifestyle is threatened as drought forces a new generation to the capital in search of opportunities.